Madrid & Chelsea still favourites for Pastore?
The flamboyant president has downplayed rumours linking the playmaker with Napoli and has made it clear that the Spanish and English giants lead the chase
The flamboyant president has downplayed rumours linking the playmaker with Napoli and has made it clear that the Spanish and English giants lead the chase.
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has denied that Napoli are ready to open talks over the transfer of Javier Pastore, and added that Real Madrid and Chelsea continue to lead the way in the race to sign the playmaker.
On Thursday, Il Corriere dello Sport published quotes from Zamparini, stating that Napoli have showed an interest in holding talks to sign the Argentine international, but the supremo has stated that those comments were made weeks ago, and the situation has changed.
"At the moment it looks as if Pastore will move abroad. Real Madrid and Chelsea lead the race for his services. There is not much news as the same clubs still want him," Zamparini was quoted as saying by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Napoli have not made a fresh approach for him. Those quotes are outdated. They're from a meeting several weeks ago. [Napoli president Aurelio] De Laurentiis sat next to me and asked whether we could talk about Pastore. I said 'no' and haven't heard from him since."
The 22-year-old has been linked with clubs such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Malaga, Napoli, AC Milan, Roma and Juventus. He has a contract until the summer of 2015 in Sicily and Zamparini has reportedly set a €50 million asking price for his star player.
Pastore is currently active at the Copa America with Argentina, who have collected only two points from their opening two games and need a victory against Costa Rica to progress to the knockout round.
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has denied that Napoli are ready to open talks over the transfer of Javier Pastore, and added that Real Madrid and Chelsea continue to lead the way in the race to sign the playmaker.
On Thursday, Il Corriere dello Sport published quotes from Zamparini, stating that Napoli have showed an interest in holding talks to sign the Argentine international, but the supremo has stated that those comments were made weeks ago, and the situation has changed.
"At the moment it looks as if Pastore will move abroad. Real Madrid and Chelsea lead the race for his services. There is not much news as the same clubs still want him," Zamparini was quoted as saying by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Napoli have not made a fresh approach for him. Those quotes are outdated. They're from a meeting several weeks ago. [Napoli president Aurelio] De Laurentiis sat next to me and asked whether we could talk about Pastore. I said 'no' and haven't heard from him since."
The 22-year-old has been linked with clubs such as Barcelona, Real Madrid, Malaga, Napoli, AC Milan, Roma and Juventus. He has a contract until the summer of 2015 in Sicily and Zamparini has reportedly set a €50 million asking price for his star player.
Pastore is currently active at the Copa America with Argentina, who have collected only two points from their opening two games and need a victory against Costa Rica to progress to the knockout round.
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